#Toutiao Creation Challenge# When it comes to wolfberry, everyone knows that this is a natural health product, and it is very nutritious when eaten regularly. As middle-aged and elderly people grow older, their physical functions begin to decline, and they will pay more attention

So the question is, is it good for middle-aged and elderly people to eat wolfberry?

First of all, let’s understand what the effects of wolfberry are?

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that wolfberry has a sweet taste and a mild nature. It has nourishing effects on the liver and kidneys. It also has the effects of enhancing eyes and nourishing blood.

From the perspective of modern medicine, , The nutritional components of wolfberry are also very rich in , are rich in dietary fiber, and a variety of vitamins such as calcium, phosphorus, potassium, iron, magnesium, vitamin A, vitamin E and amino acids required by the human body.

These nutrients are very beneficial to fight aging, anti-fatigue, enhancing immunity, stabilizing blood sugar, blood lipids, , etc.

Therefore, it is indeed very beneficial for middle-aged and elderly people to eat wolfberry. It can be said that wolfberry is a good product for nourishing, beauty and health.

Middle-aged and elderly people often eat wolfberry, which is very beneficial in controlling chronic diseases such as hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia, as well as reducing the incidence of degenerative macular diseases and avoiding vision loss.

Secondly, although middle-aged and elderly people often eat some wolfberry, how much should they eat?

Although wolfberry is good, don’t eat it. Lycium berries were listed as "list of items that can be used for health foods" by National Health Commission , indicating that wolfberry has a certain nourishing and health-care effect. Therefore, do not eat too much.

For healthy adults, it is more appropriate to eat up to 20 grams per day. If you want to exert the effects of health care, it is best to eat about 30 grams.

Although wolfberry is good, you should also pay attention to the taboos of eating wolfberry

1. People with easy heat and damp and heat constitution should not eat wolfberry

wolfberry is a warm food . It has a strong effect on warming and tonic. If people with damp and heat constitution are more likely to eat wolfberry, eating more wolfberry will easily aggravate the fire and damp and heat , which will be counterproductive.

2, , , , and middle-aged and elderly people with irritable temperament should eat less , because wolfberry has the effect of warming the body.

3. People with weak stomach should not eat wolfberry

People with weak stomach should eat wolfberry to cause loss of appetite, indigestion, excessive secretion of gastric acid, nausea, vomiting and other discomfort reactions.

In addition, people with weak spleen and stomach and diarrhea should pay more attention to eating wolfberry will aggravate diarrhea.

4. It is not advisable to eat wolfberry when you have a cold or fever

wolfberry is a warm food. Eating wolfberry when you have a cold or fever will increase your body temperature and aggravate your condition.

5. Wolfberry should not be soaked in water with tea.

How to eat wolfberry best? There are also many ways to eat wolfberry.

1. Wolfberry can be soaked in water instead of tea, which is beneficial for nourishing the liver and kidneys and alleviating vision loss. In addition, you can also soak in water with chrysanthemum, Schisandra , and Cassia seed .

2. You can drink wolfberry by soaking in wine. You can use about 150 grams to 200 grams of wolfberry, soak it with 500 ml of white wine for 15 days and then drink it.

3. Wolfberry is used to make soup. Adding wolfberry when stewing soup not only enhances the taste but also enhances the nourishing effect.

4. Wolfberry can be used to stir-fry vegetables. Fried pork liver with wolfberry is a delicious dish that is very delicious and has a health-preserving effect.

Of course, wolfberry can be chewed directly, that is, after washing the wolfberry, put it directly in your mouth to chew it. This way of eating is suitable for most people. This way of eating can not only taste the original flavor of wolfberry, but also fully absorb the nutrients of wolfberry, which is also the most convenient to eat. Therefore, from these aspects, the best way to eat dried wolfberry is to eat.

But chew the wolfberry dry, about 10 grams per day, that is, there are about 35 medium wolfberry pills.It is also OK to eat other foods together, but it is not as obvious as the health effect of directly chewing it.